RMAFC Reaffirms Commitment to Transparency, Accountability
Oru Leonard
The Revenue Mobilisation Allocation and Fiscal Commission (RMAFC) has reaffirmed its commitment to strengthening integrity, transparency, accountability and ethical conduct in the discharge of its constitutional responsibilities.
The Chairman of the Commission, Dr. Muhammed Bello Shehu, OFR, stated this at the opening of a five-day sensitisation and capacity-building workshop organised by the Commission’s Anti-Corruption and Transparency Unit (ACTU) for newly recruited officers serving at its headquarters and state offices in the North-West geopolitical zone.
The workshop, holding from September 14 to 18, 2026, at Bafra Hotel, Kaduna State, is being organised in collaboration with the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC).
According to RMAFC, the programme forms part of its broader institutional efforts to promote a strong culture of integrity and compliance with the principles of legality, accountability, transparency and due process within the public service.
Delivering the Chairman’s opening remarks, the Federal Commissioner representing Kwara State and Provost of ACTU in the Commission, Hon. Ismail Muhammed Agaka, welcomed participants and conveyed Dr. Shehu’s appreciation to the ICPC for its continued partnership in strengthening integrity, accountability and transparency in the public service.
He said RMAFC’s constitutional responsibilities place the Commission at the centre of Nigeria’s fiscal governance, requiring officers to combine competence and diligence with an uncompromising commitment to integrity.
According to the Chairman, public trust is earned when public officers discharge their duties honestly, transparently and responsibly in the overall interest of the public.
Dr. Shehu stressed that the fight against corruption should not be left to ACTU or the ICPC alone, describing it as a personal and institutional responsibility shared by every public officer entrusted with public resources and official responsibilities.
“Every decision we take, every public resource we handle and every official process we undertake must withstand the tests of legality, accountability, fairness and transparency.”
The RMAFC Chairman noted that corruption does not manifest only through bribery or diversion of public funds, but could also take the form of abuse of office, conflict of interest, favouritism, manipulation of official processes and deliberate disregard for established rules and procedures.
He therefore charged the newly recruited officers to develop a culture where integrity is not merely preached but demonstrated consistently through their daily conduct, professional decisions and interactions with members of the public.
He urged participants to maximise the five-day programme by deepening their knowledge, actively engaging resource persons and translating lessons from the training into improved professional conduct and service delivery.
“As officers of the Commission, we must be above reproach. Let integrity guide our decisions, accountability define our actions, and service to the Nation remain our overriding commitment,” he said.
Dr. Shehu also encouraged the participants to regard the workshop as an important foundation for their professional careers and to demonstrate humility, mutual respect and professionalism in their dealings with colleagues and members of the public.
In his welcome address, the Chairman of ACTU in the Commission, Dr. Idris Musa, emphasised the need for every public servant to recognise the fight against corruption as a collective responsibility.
Musa urged the participants to ensure that their decisions and actions were guided by integrity and accountability in the interest of the nation.
He cautioned officers against practices capable of undermining public confidence in government institutions, including abuse of office, conflict of interest, favouritism, manipulation of official processes and disregard for established rules and procedures.
The ACTU Chairman also called on the participants to uphold transparency and accountability in the management of public resources and execution of official responsibilities, stressing that the conduct of public officers must continually justify the confidence reposed in them by Nigerians.
Representing the ICPC, Dr. Anike Adeshina, Assistant Director, Public Education, said the sensitisation workshop was part of the broader anti-corruption drive of the Federal Government, aimed, among other objectives, at inducting new staff into a culture of ethical and responsible public service.
She said the programme would strengthen participants’ understanding of the need to conduct government business in accordance with established laws, regulations, procedures and ethical standards.
Adeshina added that participants were expected to develop a deeper appreciation of the need to promote and protect integrity in the workplace while rejecting practices that contravene public service ethics. She commended the RMAFC Chairman for organising the programme.
Participants at the workshop expressed optimism that the five-day sensitisation and capacity-building programme would enhance their ethical conduct and improve service delivery across the Commission.
An Accountant at the RMAFC Zamfara State office, Aminu Sani, said he expected the training to provide him with additional knowledge and experience to effectively discharge his responsibilities.
Similarly, Aminu Ibrahim Imam, a Manager and Chartered Accountant in the Audit Department, identified accountability, transparency and integrity as key values expected to guide officers after the training.
He noted that the principles were particularly important to RMAFC because of the Commission’s critical role in the management of the nation’s revenue.
The workshop continues in Kaduna and is expected to run until September 18, 2026.
Cover Photo Caption: First row (5th left) : Representative of the Hon. Chairman, Hon. Ismail Muhammed Agaka ACTU officials and participants at the workshop
